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He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.

He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.

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Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

by Robert Burton Found in: Fate Quotes,
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[Diseases] crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry
them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, read more

[Diseases] crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry
them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, make them as
so many anatomies.

by Robert Burton Found in: Disease Quotes,
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I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which read more

I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted
myriads of people: they go commonly together.

by Robert Burton Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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The Chinese say that we Europeans have one eye, they themselves
two, all the world else is blinde.

The Chinese say that we Europeans have one eye, they themselves
two, all the world else is blinde.

by Robert Burton Found in: Eyes Quotes,
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